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Locality Name:
Longshang Sn-polymetallic Deposit, Xitian W-Sn Ore Field, Chaling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150
Youngest recorded age at locality: 150

mindat Locality ID: 157349
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157349.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Longshang Sn-polymetallic Deposit, Xitian W-Sn Ore Field, Chaling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFluoriteMicaNickelineNone
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS15015009052
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO215015005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2150150027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O615015004135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15015008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF215015009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS150150024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3150150014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O315015005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4150150014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2150150017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2150150039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815015009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2150150061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)15015004894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS150150021482


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002005150150150 mineralization age   Yes Sn, W157350Xitian W-Sn Ore Field, Chaling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaXitianJingwen et al. (2013)10.1007/s00126-012-0446-zMD48_267 

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